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  • Soggy thread.

    In my stash I have quite a few vintage threads that I have inherited or bought from yard/estate sales. Included in these I have some perle cottons that are on wooden spools. While Josie was here visiting I had the per…

  • The mystery revealed.

    I just received a phone call from Pam saying that she had received her package. This started out to be a quick and easy little project. Had planned to make a small boot shaped needlebook. While I was drawing the detai…

  • Channeling the muse.

    When the creative muse pays a visit like this, the only thing I can do is just go along for the ride. The current project was just supposed to be a small, quick, get it in the mail project. But it has taken on a life …

  • Waiting and stitching.

    On Saturday I finally finished sorting the guest room contents into trash, donate and keep. 90% trash and donate. The donations filled 3 boxes and were then pushed into the closet to await the call that a charity would…

  • The best laid plans....

    Yesterday, instead of finishing the cleaning out of the guest room, I decided to spend the day in the den of good intentions doing some stitching. Six hours later I emerged, never having picked up a needle. I started o…

  • Things are looking up.

    The evil "P" (medication) has worked it's magic once again. The cough is almost totally gone and I am able to talk without sounding like an obscene phone call (gasping, panting, and heavy breathing). Of course, now th…

  • Sunday Stitching

    Most of Sunday afternoon was spent working on the new CQ project. I really need to come up with a name for it, instead of always calling it the "world". For as much time as I spent working on it, there's not a whole lo…

  • One stitch at a time.

    What does one do when talking, laughing or just walking across the room makes you short of breath? In my case, I've been retreating to the den of good intentions and stitching on the new "world" CQ project. The most ex…

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